At the 5:00 mark in the second quarter of Mercury versus Fever on Friday, a technical was called on Phoenix for… huddling?
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!A delay of game was called for something as simple as that, leaving fans and players confused for the reason at hand.
Mercury wing Sophie Cunningham took to X to speak on this situation:
we’ve been playing basketball our whole lives and this is the first game EVER where we got a delay/technical foul for HUDDLING after free throws???… talking with our own team. Come on now????
— Sophie Cunningham (@sophaller) July 13, 2024
“We’ve been playing basketball our whole lives and this is the first game EVER where we got a delay/technical foul for HUDDLING after free throws???… talking with our own team. Come on now,” Cunningham said on X.
The Mercury lead the WNBA in technical fouls with 20 through 23 games — nine more than the Aces at second. Phoenix sits atop the league here for a reason, but that call itself was a head scratcher.
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Justin LaCertosa covers Phoenix Sports News for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @LaCertosaSports
